EUROBATS.AC11.Record

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Record of the Meeting

1. Attendance This is listed at Annex 1 to the Record.

2. Opening remarks:

Mr. Peter Lina (Chair) opened the Meeting. He welcomed the participants and invited

representatives of the host country (Luxembourg) to make opening remarks.

Dr. Laurent Schley, representative of the Administration des Eaux et Forêts, also

welcomed everyone to Luxembourg, wished everyone a pleasant stay and hoped it

would be a good meeting. He highlighted the cooperation between the Ministry of the

Environment and the Nature Conservation Department in carrying out projects to benefit

bats, and outlined several initiatives designed to help bats. He expressed pleasure that

Government departments and the National Museum for Natural History, the new focal

point for EUROBATS, were collaborating to improve the situation for bats in

Luxembourg.

Mr. George Bechet, Director of the Museum of Natural History, expressed special

pleasure in welcoming everyone on behalf of Ms. Octavie Modert, Secretary of State for

Culture, Higher Education and Research, and wished the Meeting a successful time.

Mr. Jean Jacques Erasmy, Director of the Administration des Eaux et Forêts, welcomed

everyone to Luxembourg on behalf of HE Mr. Lucien Lux, Minister of the Environment,

and the Luxembourg Government. He expressed great interest in activities relating to

bats and felt there was a need for more conservation projects. He wished everyone a

good meeting and hoped they would have some time to see Luxembourg, the 2007

European Capital of Culture.

The Chairperson thanked the National Museum for Natural History for inviting

EUROBATS to hold the AC Meeting in Luxembourg, a country that the late Sir Winston

Churchill had described as the most beautiful country in Europe. Germany hosted the

First Meeting of the Advisory Committee, and with only a few Parties in attendance, had

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only required a small table. EUROBATS had grown substantially since then, thanks to

the efforts of the Secretariat.

Mr. Jacob Duer delivered a welcoming statement on behalf of Mr. Bakary Kante, the

Director of the Division of Environmental Conventions, UNEP. He wished the Meeting

much success and thanked the Minister of the Environment and the Government of

Luxembourg for hosting the Meeting. He highlighted Luxembourg’s dedication to

EUROBATS as one of the first members of the Agreement. He noted that the UNEP

agenda included the implementation of International Conventions and Agreements and

that UNEP and UNON were expected to deliver good administrative services. He was

pleased to say that under the leadership of the Executive Secretary the Agreement had

grown to 31 Parties and had the full support of UNEP in all his endeavours. He noted

that 2006 was a landmark year, as it represented the 15th anniversary of the signing of

the Agreement and the 10th Anniversary of the European Bat Night, demonstrating that

interest in bats continued to grow. He also stressed that adequate financial resources

were required to take the Agreement forward and noted that UNEP had already

provided significant support to AEWA and CMS in connection with their respective

Conference and Meeting of Parties. Furthermore, he emphasised UNEPs full support

and trust in the EUROBATS Secretariat and its Executive Secretary. He looked forward

to a successful outcome of the Meeting.

Mr. Robert Hepworth, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of

Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS), expressed thanks for the opportunity

to address this important Meeting. He recalled that he had been invited to the first

meeting to discuss setting up the Agreement in 1987 and that EUROBATS had been

the first fruitful and effective Agreement within the Convention and had contributed to

strengthening the activity of CMS. He further recalled that Luxembourg had been one of

first seven signatories to this pioneering Agreement, signed in 1991, and was still

showing a strong commitment to the Agreement today. He said he was looking forward

to the development of an African Bats Agreement and that co-location would unite all

the Agreements. He wished everyone a successful Meeting.

The Executive Secretary of UNEP/EUROBATS, Mr. Andreas Streit, thanked all the

Luxembourg hosts for their kind hospitality and comments. He expressed great

happiness to see so many people present and noted that the 5th Session of Meeting of

Parties would also take place later in the year. He hoped that everyone would enjoy

their stay in the wonderful country of Luxembourg and thanked the previous speakers

for their encouraging and supportive words. He welcomed, in particular, those who were

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attending a EUROBATS Meeting for the first time and felt confident that the good

EUROBATS family spirit would soon make them feel comfortable. He remarked on the

wonderful excursion that everyone had enjoyed on the previous day. He expressed

thanks to the Governments of Luxembourg, UK and Germany for their substantial and

continued voluntary contributions, which had helped to cover the growing costs of

meetings that were far beyond the capacity of the EUROBATS budget, and without

which it would not be possible to hold meetings. He also thanked the EUROBATS staff

and mentioned the excellent work of Ms. Christine Boye, Ms. Ayhan Polat and

Ms. Dessislava Krueger, who had become a really good team. He felt optimistic that it

would be a very good and important AC Meeting.

3. Adoption of the Rules of Procedure

The Rules (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.4) were the same as those of the last and previous

meetings and no changes were suggested. They were adopted by consensus.

4. Adoption of the Agenda

The Agenda was adopted unanimously.

5. Secretariat Report (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.5)

a) National Reports and updates to National Reports.

The Executive Secretary strongly appealed to Parties to honour their obligations under

the Agreement and to submit triennium National Reports no later than 90 days before

this Session of the Meeting of Parties (6 June 2006). A new synthesis could then be

produced. He hoped to have some good news for the Session of the Meeting of Parties

regarding an online reporting system being developed for the whole CMS family, which

would make it substantially easier to submit National Reports. He recognised that

National Reports were a burden, given that many countries were members of several

international treaties. He noted that the system was in the planning stage at present and

would be made available as soon as possible.

b) Agreement membership (recruitment of new Parties).

The Executive Secretary commented that there had been an expected reduction in the

number of countries acceding to the Agreement every year, because membership now

covered most of the Agreement area. He noted that some countries were still having

difficulties in joining the Agreement, for a variety of reasons. Following a promise at the

last Meeting of Parties he was happy to be able to welcome Italy to the Agreement. He

advised that work was continuing on recruitment of new Parties and some were in the

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advanced stage of acceding to the Agreement. He urged Non-Party Range States to

take this opportunity to report on their progress in acceding to the Agreement.

c) Ongoing projects.

The Executive Secretary advised that the number of projects being managed by the

Secretariat was increasing every year, thanks to the continued support of the UK,

Germany and Luxembourg. In particular the UK had established a record in providing

outstanding support this year. He noted that so much could be achieved with relatively

small amounts of money and appealed to all other Parties to consider making voluntary

contributions as well for this purpose.

d) Publicity

The Executive Secretary advised that the 9th European Bat Night had been a great

success. He also noted that the EUROBATS website was providing more useful

information and would continue to be developed further. He was able to report that the

Agreement continued to excite media and public interest.

6. Reports from Parties and Non-Party Range States as well as NGOs

Parties and Non-Party Range States made oral presentations regarding bat

conservation measures. Germany highlighted the publication of results of a project on

bat migration in Europe and also the publication of a book for all bat workers in

Germany, outlining the EUROBATS Agreement Resolutions, the information in the

German National Report, and guidelines on bat ringing and marking. The Chair urged

other Parties and Non-Parties to produce a similar document for bat workers in their

country. Latvia wished to record that monitoring in underground sites would no longer

be supported by their government.

Non-Party Range States additionally informed the Plenary about the progress made in

acceding to the Agreement. Armenia was continuing the process of accession. A letter

had been prepared for the Minister in Armenia, together with a translation of the

Agreement in Armenian. It was hoped that the process would be completed this

summer and that something could be presented at MoP5. Austria has ratified the

Convention on Migratory Species, but does not plan to join EUROBATS at present. It

was hoped that greater pressure to join from within Austria would be successful.

Azerbaijan expressed interest in becoming a Party to the Agreement. Bosnia and

Herzegovina reported that little work had been done regarding accession. The Russian

Federation was not able to report any progress on implementation of the Agreement.

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Serbia and Montenegro had ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity but was still

not a Party to the Convention on Migratory Species and its related Agreements.

All NGOs reported about their continuing activities in bat conservation.

Professor Paul Racey, newly re-appointed co-Chair of the IUCN Chiroptera Specialist

Group noted that 4 years ago, at the Ninth European Bat Research Symposium in Le

Havre, there had been support for the formation of BatLife Europe. Since then there had

been insufficient progress because NGOs had been concerned by the resource

implications of hosting BatLife Europe. Two NGOs were actively interested, Salamandra

(Poland) and the Bat Conservation Trust (UK) and Professor Racey proposed to invite

BCT to establish BatLife Europe in the first instance and agree with bat NGOs how to

proceed in the future.

Dr. Katie Parsons (BCT) reported a presentation on a successful two day workshop run

in the UK and funded by Defra, with attendance by 31 delegates from 15 European

countries. Work was carried out on the EUROBATS monitoring guidelines and on

further developing a pan-European project to conduct surveillance of bats in

underground sites. A draft report has been produced and BCT is now drafting a

proposal for a feasibility study. Some governments have expressed interest in funding

the project.

7. Administrative matters:

a) Organisational arrangements for the Secretariat since 1 January 2001

The Executive Secretary noted that this would be the last time this item would appear

under administrative matters. Following six years under UNEP administration with the

CMS Secretariat and other co-located Agreements, this was now a very comfortable

arrangement.

b) Report on income and expenditure as well as Trust Fund status

(Inf.EUROBATS.AC11.4, Inf.EUROBATS.AC11.5 and Inf.EUROBATS.AC11.6)

The Executive Secretary referred to the written report and wished to state that there had

been very outstanding and reliable support for the Agreement, with Parties paying their

contributions reliably. The Secretariat had never faced a situation where outstanding

contributions had slowed or stopped work. The Executive Secretary expressed thanks

that in 2006, the Secretariat was already in receipt of a significant part of the

contributions. He drew attention to Inf.EUROBATS.AC11.4.Annex2, which showed the

actual expenditure for 2005 in EUR. He noted that the financial report in USD was made

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available in the course of the Meeting and that they would reflect the same figures as in

Annex2 but in USD.

The Executive Secretary noted that the Trust Fund was administered by UNEP in

Nairobi. He advised that the fund was quoted in USD and drew the attention of the

Meeting to the Trust Fund reserve under point F, the reserve as of end of 2005, which

showed a voluntary contributions reserve resulting from interest gains accrued over the

past years of nearly 30,000 USD. He advised the Meeting that there was an opportunity

to make use of the reserve to finance MoP5, because funds in the regular budget were

insufficient to cover the actual costs. The Parties agreed with the proposition.

The Executive Secretary requested UNON to report on the perception of how the

EUROBATS budget had been managed. UNON advised that the financial situation had

been reported correctly and the fact that EUROBATS was on target for finishing

implementation of the Agreement in this period was another sign of correct

management by the Secretariat.

c) Staffing situation in the Secretariat

The Executive Secretary advised that Ms. Christine Boye, one of the part-time

administrative assistants, would be taking maternity leave until January 2007. He

explained that the Secretariat would need a full complement of staff to manage the

Meeting of Parties and informed the Meeting that the post of Ms Dessislava Krueger

would be transformed to a full-time one for this period. This will be financed using the

moderate savings that were made the previous year and there will be no additional

contributions required from the Parties. In line with the financial rules and regulations of

the United Nations the Executive Secretary is entitled to carry forward savings from

previous financial years and to allocate them to budget lines of the following financial

year where needed. The Parties expressed their agreement.

d) Move of the Secretariat to new premises

The Executive Secretary reported an imminent move of the Secretariat to very pleasant

new offices, on the same floors as the CMS Secretariat, in a new campus for all UN

agencies located in Germany. He advised that the new address would be circulated, but

the old address would still be applicable for 6 months after the move. Telephone

numbers and email addresses would remain the same. He expressed sincere thanks to

Germany for the excellent facilities in the new premises, which had involved a huge

investment.

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e) Financial issues related to MoP5

The Executive Secretary thanked the Meeting for their agreement that the accrued

voluntary contribution interest be used to pay for MoP5. He noted, however, that this

might not be sufficient and if necessary there was the option to take up UNEP’s

generous offer.

f) Date and venue of the 6th Session of the Meeting of Parties

The Executive Secretary introduced the item and requested offers from Parties to host

the 6th Session of the Meeting of Parties. The Czech Republic kindly responded with an

offer.

The Executive Secretary advised that this would normally be on the agenda for the

Meeting of Parties, but had been included because consideration had to be given to

saving money now in order to cover the ever increasing costs. He also noted that the

huge work programme and possible additional work at the next MoP and further

remarked that some decisions made in the past had not yet been implemented. He

recommended that the Parties should consider, for one occasion only, having a 4 year

term between 5th and 6th Sessions of the Meeting of Parties to facilitate implementation

of the Resolutions for Parties and so that Meetings will not take place in the same year

as those of the CMS and ASCOBANS. This would require commitment from the Parties

to use the time effectively.

g) Future structure of the Advisory Committee and possible establishment of a

Standing Committee (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.20)

The Executive Secretary drew attention to the written document and listed the benefits

of the suggested new arrangements. There were concerns expressed as to the value of

changing the arrangements and whether there would be any added value to the

EUROBATS Agreement. There were also concerns expressed about the costs of travel

to two separate meetings for countries that only ever sent one representative to

meetings, because of budgetary concerns. The Executive Secretary advised that this

was the usual format in nearly all Conventions and Agreements, and had been the case

in the CMS from start. A daughter Agreement, AEWA had switched to this arrangement

3 years ago because of the growth of the Agreement. For EUROBATS the AC Meetings

were becoming as large as the MoPs and this had not been a consideration when

estimating the budget costs.

The new structure would enable AC Meetings to concentrate on scientific work and for

the Standing Committee to concentrate on administrative matters, with much reduced

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representation in years between MoPs. This small group of 6 – 8 people would have the

mandate to agree any spending issues on behalf of other Parties. He explained that

there were excellent conference facilities, free of charge, in Bonn at the Secretariat and

the small StC could meet there each year. Under these circumstances, the Secretariat

would not have to travel and these measures could reduce costs of AC Meetings by at

least 50% and increase the efficiency of both meetings. In MoP years a full combined

StC/AC Meeting would be required to draft Resolutions. For the small group of Parties

that only send one representative, a budget could be agreed or the Secretariat could

pay the costs of travel for all members of the Standing Committee, which would still be a

considerable reduction in costs compared with the costs of the existing Advisory

Committee arrangements.

h) Implementation Mechanism for the Agreement

The Executive Secretary drew attention to the document and introduced the subject.

Several countries including France, Hungary and Estonia strongly supported the

proposal, as did NABU, although France wanted to ensure no additional costs to the

Agreement would be incurred in adopting such a mechanism. Others, including the UK

and Croatia, welcomed the proposal and supported it in principle, but requested more

detail concerning the type of cases that were being discussed and whether such a

mechanism was really required in the EUROBATS Agreement, given that most

countries had their own means of ensuring the Agreement was being implemented.

Germany was against the proposal on the grounds that the mechanism for assessment

and enforcement should sit within the CMS and cover all the daughter Agreements.

The UNEP/CMS representative felt that the Executive Secretary had suggested a sound

way forward. He thought it was important from the CMS aspect to comment on the

suggestion of a more general enforcement mechanism. CMS was operating at a more

strategic level and implements the convention through the species Agreements, which

were crucial to the objective of delivery. The only mechanism of gathering Parties’

experts together was through the Agreements. If a mechanism was set up for the CMS

as a whole, then there would be many cases from many areas covering a wide range of

species. The approach needed to be focused at a more local level. The EUROBATS

mechanism would be providing a prototype.

Following discussions on both items the following decisions on Standing Committee and

Implementation mechanism were agreed:

1. Have separate small StC Meetings with suggested 8 members, the four main

contributors having permanent seats and rotation of other seats among Parties to

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ensure as much as possible good geographical coverage of the Agreement area.

This StC Meeting will be held each year back to back with the Advisory Committee.

Duration of Meetings will be one day.

2. The Advisory Committee to deal with scientific issues with one scientific

representative from each country (more if the country wishes to send them).

Duration of the Meeting will be two days.

3. In years when there is a Session of the Meeting of Parties a full Advisory

Committee Meeting and StC Meeting would be held, in the form of the existing

Advisory Committee.

4. Countries with economies in transition would only have one member in each of the

Committees funded by the Secretariat.

5. EU Member States would not be eligible for funding by the Secretariat and would

have to apply to the EC for funding to attend Meetings if required.

6. A selected small group of experts may be invited to attend AC Meetings, paid for

by the Secretariat.

7. The Secretariat would develop further a proposal for an implementation

mechanism, for consideration at MoP5.

i) Draft Resolution 5.1: Financial and Administrative Matters (Budget 2007 – 2009)

(Annex 4), closed meeting

The Executive Secretary presented the draft budget to the Meeting for consideration.

Some Parties were concerned about the proposed increase to the budget. Parties

agreed to request an extraordinary audit of the EUROBATS Secretariat, before the next

MoP, in line with similar requests within the CMS family, which was also welcomed by

the Secretariat. After extensive discussions, including two closed sessions, it was

decided to carry the draft Budget Resolution forward to the MoP as prepared by the

Secretariat; however, concerns remained and as a result a small number of Parties

requested the Secretariat to provide an alternative budget in time for consideration at

the MoP (Annex 9).

The Parties noted that at any time when they requested answers or information on

particular items relating to administrative, budgetary or other financial issues, the

Secretariat was in a position to reply promptly and in a satisfactory manner.

The Executive Secretary provided some background information to the alternative

budget option as requested by that small group of four Parties and which he had

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already produced during the Meeting and made available to all participants. He

explained that four budget lines were affected (1303 Secretary, 1601 Travel of

Secretariat staff, 3301 Meeting of Parties and 3302 Meeting of the Advisory Committee)

and that the suggested minimum contribution of 1,000 EUR would affect a total of 16

Parties, which meant more than half of all Parties. He also recalled to the Parties that

both the staff cost figures as well as the UN scales of contributions were based on

decisions made by their own governments at the UN General Assembly and that

therefore a EUROBATS Meeting was not the appropriate forum to express

dissatisfaction with these scales. The Executive Secretary furthermore outlined that all

budget figures presented could now only be of information character as they would

become key subject of the requested audit and that the Secretariat had to seek advise

from the auditors before being able to produce new formal proposals for the MoP.

In his conclusion on this agenda item the Executive Secretary highlighted the excellent

support that had been received before and during the AC Meeting from UNEP and

UNON, both being represented.

8. Intersessional Working Groups The convenors of the Intersessional Working Groups reported about progress achieved.

Some groups also submitted written reports. During the Meeting some IWGs convened

for further discussion and their reports are outlined in Annex 2. A revised table listing

the members of the IWGs is attached (Annex 3).

Report of the Intersessional Working Group (IWG) on the transboundary programme – habitats: Data compilation (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.9.Rev.1) A report was provided for the Meeting and presented by the convenor. Since producing

the report a list of sites had been received from Luxembourg, and progress had been

made in obtaining lists from France and Italy.

Draft management guidelines had been produced and a final draft would go to MoP5 for

agreement and publication, once comments had been received from Germany. A draft

resolution on the management of underground sites was under preparation. The group

convened during the Meeting.

Report of the IWG on the Geographical Scope of the Agreement (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.10) A report was provided for the Meeting and presented by the convenor. The group was

convened during the Meeting.

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Report of the IWG on Review of Guidelines for the Issue of Permits for the Capture and Study of Captured Wild Bats The convenor provided a verbal report to the Meeting. He noted that a ring size

accepted for three medium-sized Rhinolophid bat species at MoP4 was causing

damage and Annex 2 to the Resolution would need to be amended.

Draft Resolution 5.5: Amendments to Resolution 4.6: Guidelines for the Issue of Permits

for the Capture of Wild Bats (Doc.EUROBATS.AC.11.23.Rev.1), was prepared and

approved by the Advisory Committee.

Report of the IWG on Producing Guidelines on Bat Monitoring Methods to Assess Population Trends at Different Levels (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.11)

A report was provided for the Meeting and presented by the convenor. The IWG met

during the Meeting and prepared a draft Resolution for monitoring bats across Europe.

Draft Resolution 5.4: Monitoring Bats across Europe (Doc.EUROBATS.AC.11.22) was

prepared and was accepted for taking forward.

Report of the IWG on Bat Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.18)

The convenor provided a report for the Meeting. The IWG met during the Meeting and

agreed to produce guidelines at high level for MoP5.

Report of the IWG on Bat Migration

The convenor was not able to take part in the Meeting. The IWG has been waiting for

the publication of the Atlas of Bat Migrations in Europe and so the work has been

postponed.

Report of the IWG on Autecological Studies for Priority Species (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.17)

A report was provided for the Meeting and presented by the convenor. The

questionnaire on roost choice was approved and will be circulated after the Meeting.

The convenor furthermore gave a presentation of the French Life project on the three

priority species (Rhinolophus euryale, Myotis capaccinii and Miniopterus schreibersii),

that was prepared by Ms. Mélanie Némoz (Société Française pour l'Etude et la

Protection des Mammifères).

Report of the IWG on Protection of Overground Roosts (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.13)

The convenor of the working group gave a brief presentation and summary of the

written report. The report summarises the results from the overground roost

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questionnaire, provides an overview of suitable protective measures, and explores the

interactions between bats and buildings of cultural heritage importance. A number of

case studies are included to illustrate how conflicts between bats and cultural heritage

have been successfully resolved. Further work needs to be done to have this document

finalised for presentation at MoP5. In particular, all Parties and non-Party Range States

are requested to examine the report and to provide final comments by 15 June 2006 at

the latest. Additional case studies that illustrate the protection of overground roosts,

especially cases from cultural heritage buildings, would also be welcome by that date.

The final report, together with a draft resolution, will be circulated in advance of the

MoP.

Report of the IWG on Impact on Bat Populations of Use of Antiparasitic Drugs for Livestock (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.14) The convenor presented a brief overview of the 16 questionnaire responses received so

far. A more detailed analysis will be completed for inclusion in the report for MoP5.

Report of the IWG on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.15.Rev.1) A report was provided for the Meeting and presented by the convenor. The group met

during the Meeting. Comments on the draft guidelines should be provided by 15th June.

Report of the IWG on the CBD/CMS Joint Work Programme This IWG has been suspended.

Report of the IWG on the Conservation and Management of Critical Feeding Areas and Commuting Routes (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.16) The convenor provided a written report for the Meeting. The IWG was convened during

the Meeting.

9. Working Group to prepare a new Conservation and Management Plan for MoP5

A Working Group was established and met twice during the Meeting. The group was

convened by Dr. Tony Mitchell-Jones and attended by Ms. Luisa Rodrigues,

Mr. Jacques Pir, Ms. Edmée Engel, Dr. Peter Boye, Dr. Stéphane Aulagnier, Dr. Katie

Parsons, Ms. Jean Matthews, Mr. Branko Karapandza, Mr. Primoz Presetnik,

Dr. Christine Harbusch, Ms. Marie-Jo Duborg-Savage, Dr. Guido Reiter, Dr. Linda

Poots, Dr. Ferdia Marnell, Ms. Abigel Szodoray-Paradi, Dr. Laurent Schley, Mr. Per Ole

Syvertsen, Mr. Tony Hutson, Dr. Karen Haysom, Ms. Anna-Nele Herdina.

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Using the existing plan as a starting point, a draft Conservation and Management Plan

for the next Session of the Meeting of Parties was developed. Proposed activities

included the completion of outstanding work, the development of further work on Bats

and Forestry and the use of bats as indicator species. One new project relating to the

CBD’s 2010 biodiversity target was proposed.

10. Presentation “Bat Migrations in Europe – A Review of Banding Data and Literature”

Dr. Rainer Hutterer, curator of the Zoological Museum Alexander Koenig, gave a

presentation on the work carried out to produce the publication ‘Bat Migrations in

Europe’, which was distributed to all AC members. This work was carried out by a

EUROBATS Intersessional Working Group in the first instance. The Secretariat

expressed his thanks to Germany for the very good publication, the work of the whole

team and the uncounted number of voluntary bat conservationists who contributed

records for the publication. The work of the past is bearing fruit and producing

convincing arguments for more research and conservation work in the future. This work

had highlighted the urgent need of close cooperation between European countries.

11. EUROBATS Publication Series

The Executive Secretary wanted to take the opportunity to introduce the start of a

EUROBATS publication series with two publications already in the pipeline. The first

was the 15th Anniversary publication, for which many contributions had already been

received. He made a strong appeal to those countries that have so far not sent a

contribution to the Secretariat, with articles praising the work done, but also critical

articles, highlighting future requirements and improvements to the Agreement. The

publication should provide the possibility to give a good picture to the whole of Europe.

The second volume of the series would be the guidelines on underground site

management, being published through a generous voluntary contribution from the UK.

The guidelines were being produced in three languages, but this was an exceptional

situation. The Secretariat did not have the budget to be able to do the same for future

publications. It was decided to publish the booklet in the three languages separately.

Germany offered to prove arrangements for the printing of the German version without

costs to the Secretariat.

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12. Bats as Bioindicators

A presentation on bioindicators was given by Dr. James Williams, Chair of the

SEBI2010 Species Expert Group. This was followed by a presentation from Dr. Karen

Haysom (BCT) on the documentation form for indicators, submitted by EUROBATS to

the SEBI2010 Species Expert Group.

The Executive Secretary thanked Dr. Williams for coming to the Meeting and thanked

Dr. Karen Haysom and Ms. Dessislava Krueger for the work they had done in this area

and expressed pleasure in EUROBATS being involved in this important initiative.

Germany noted that the last MoP had adopted the Resolution on Bat Conservation and

Forest Practices, where Parties had expressed a will to develop bats as indicator

species, particularly for forest habitats. An Intersessional Working Group, convened by

Dr. Karen Haysom (BCT, UK) was set up to examine further the relevance of this topic

to EUROBATS and how bioindicators might be developed.

13. Bats and Forestry (Application of the EU Habitats Directive Article 12) / Interaction between Bats and Humans (follow up)

The UK presented a short summary of an informal meeting on the interaction between

bats and humans, held at AC10. The group discussed topics relating to bats in dwelling

houses and the effects of developments and the different approaches across Europe in

relation to dealing with these situations. A similar informal meeting to discuss

approaches to bats and forestry was organised during this Meeting, attended by 22

delegates. Discussion centred on the developments of good practice guidelines for bats

and forestry and a presentation was given by the UK. Issues relating to the presence of

bats in houses were discussed and the group agreed that these needed special

consideration. A proposal to communicate the views of the group to the EU Working

Group on Article 12 of the Habitats Directive received much support.

14. Bats and Climate Change (Inf.EUROBATS.AC11.30)

Mr. Tony Hutson (IUCN Chiroptera Specialist Group) described the contents of a UK

Defra report ‘Climate Change and Migratory Species’, which had been circulated at the

CMS COP8 in Nairobi last November. The topic has been the subject of a workshop.

Inf.EUROBATS.AC11.30 includes web addresses for viewing this document, which

includes a section on bats. The report suggests that no direct studies of bats and

climate change have been carried out in Europe. The recommendations are discussed

in the same document.

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15. Draft Resolution 5.2: Bats and Rabies in Europe (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.8)

The Chair gave a short background to the drafting of this Resolution.

Germany commented that the draft Resolution would require a great deal of work from

Parties. The German delegation has limited possibility to fulfill all the obligations in the

foreseeable future. The recommendations of the Resolution do not share in a fair way

the responsibilities for this work between bat workers and those working in the public

health sector.

UK, France and the Netherlands all commented that there were effective surveillance

programmes operating in their countries, with good working relationships between

authorities and bat workers.

Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and Sweden all supported the draft Resolution, because it

was helpful in providing information and raising the profile of the issue to their

governments.

The decision was taken to carry forward the draft Resolution, with minor modifications.

16. Review of the Annex to the Agreement (Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.6, Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.21, Inf.EUROBATS.AC11.13)

The changes to the Annex were outlined by Mr. Tony Hutson. Following a short

discussion the changes were adopted.

17. Date and venue of the 12th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

Hungary expressed interest in hosting the next AC Meeting, but advised that the new

government was being established and no decision had been taken. Hungary hoped to

present an official invitation at the next MoP.

18. Any other business

There was no other business.

19. Adoption of the Record of the Meeting

The Record of the Meeting was adopted.

20. Close of Meeting

In his closing remarks the Executive Secretary sincerely regretted that despite his

appeals on the first day, this Meeting consistently had been so much overshadowed by

another recent meeting, with problems that were not at all related to EUROBATS.

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However, he was happy to see how much substantive progress had been achieved in

this Meeting and thanked all participants for their most valuable contributions as well as

his team for the excellent support.

The Chair expressed his thanks towards the Luxembourg hosts, Ms. Edmée Engel,

Mr. Laurent Barschi, Dr. Laurent Schley and Mr. Jacques Pir, who were supporting the

Secretariat with the selection of the venue and together with Ms. Mymy Simon for the

organisation of several side events during the Meeting. He also thanked the Executive

Secretary, Mr. Andreas Streit, and his staff members, Ms. Christine Boye,

Ms. Dessislava Krüger and Ms. Ayan Polat, for the excellent organisation of the

Meeting, and Ms. Jasmin Kanza of UNON, Mr. Robert Hepworth, Executive Secretary of

CMS, and Mr. Jacob Duer of UNEP for their helpful support with difficult issues.

Furthermore, he expressed his gratitude towards the Vice-Chair, Ms. Luisa Rodrigues

for her support and Dr. Jessamy Battersby for her effort as rapporteuse of the Meeting.

The Meeting was then closed at 01.10 h on 11 May 2006.

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EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex1

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Provisional List of Participants

PARTIES

Czech Republic Albania Ms. Libuse Vlasakova Dr. Aurora Dibra Ministry of Environment Protection and Preservation of Department for the International Natural Environment Shkoder Conservation of Biodiversity Lagje Vojo Kushi Rruga Vrsovicka 65 Clirimi Nr. 67 100 10 Praha 10 - Vršovice Shkoder Tel: +420 2 6712 2372 Tel: +355 224 3688 Fax: +420 2 6731 0328 Priv: +355 224 9036 E-mail: libuse_vlasakova@env.cz Fax: +355 224-3747 / -3688

E-mail: adibra@yahoo.com Dr. Josef Chytil Agency for Nature Conservation and Belgium Landscape Protection

Ms. Sandrine Lamotte Pla Pálava, Namesti 32 692 01 Mikulov Division Nature et Forêts

Direction de la Nature Tel: +420 519 510 585 15 Avenue Prince de Liège Fax: +420 519 511 130 5100 Jambes E-mail: josef.chytil@schkocr.cz Tel: +32 81 33 58 83 Fax: +32 81 33 58 22 Estonia E-mail: ext.lamotte@mrw.wallonie.be Ms. Kaja Lotman

State Nature Conservation Centre Croatia Ministry of Environment of Estonia Ms. Andrea Stefan Penijöe Ministry of Culture 90305 Lihula Lääne maakond Nature Conservation Directorate Tel: +372 5247 899 Runjaninova 2 Fax: +372 4724 235 10 000 Zagreb E-mail: kaja.lotman@lk.ee Tel: +385 1 48 66 124 Fax: +385 1 48 66 100 Finland E-mail: andrea.stefan@min-kulture.hr Ms. Eeva-Maria Kyheröinen andrea.stefan@zg.htnet.hr Finnish Museum of Natural History

P.O. Box 26 Dr. Nikola Tvrtkovic Croatian Natural History Museum Demetrova 1 10 000 Zagreb

00014 University of Helsinki Tel: +358 9 191 44272 Fax: +358 9 191 44441 E-mail: eeva-maria.kyheroinen@helsinki.fi Tel: +385 1 4851 700

Mobile: +385 98 455 986 Fax: +385 1 4851 644 E-mail: Nikola.Tvrtkovic@hpm.hr

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Mr. Joachim Schmitz France Federal Ministry for the Environment, Dr. Nathalie Lacour Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Ministère de l’Écologie et du Développement

Durable Division N I 4 P.O.Box 120629 20 avenue de Ségur 53048 Bonn Direction de la Nature et des Payages Tel: +49 1888 305 2634 75302 Paris 07 SP Fax: +49 1888 305 2684 Tel: +33 1 42 19 19 39 E-mail: joachim.schmitz@bmu.bund.de Fax: +33 1 42 19 19 30

E-mail: nathalie.lacour@ecologie.gouv.fr Dr. Peter Boye Federal Ministry for the Environment, Mr. Stéphane Aulagnier Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Comportement et Ecologie de la Division N I 2 Faune Sauvage P.O. Box 120629 I.N.R.A. 53048 Bonn B.P. 52627 Tel: +49 1888 305 2626 31326 Castanet - Tolosan Cedex Fax: +49 1888 305 2694 Tel: +33 5 61 28 5133 E-mail: peter.boye@bmu.bund.de Fax: +33 5 61 28 5500

E-mail: aulagnie@toulouse.inra.fr Dr. Rainer Hutterer Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Georgia Alexander Koenig

Ms. Ann Rukhadze Adenauerallee 160 Ministry of Environment Protection 53113 Bonn and Natural Resources of Georgia Tel: +49 228 9122 261 Biodiversity Protection Service Fax: +49 228 9122 212 6, Gulua str. E-mail: r.hutterer.zfmk@uni-bonn.de 0114 Tbilisi Tel: +995 32 275731 Hungary Fax: +995 32 275731 Dr. Zoltán Bihari E-mail: biodepramsar@moe.gov.ge University of Debrecen ATC

Böszörmenyi út 138 Mr. Ioseb Natradze 4032 Debrecen Field Researchers' Union "Campester" Tel: +36 70 221 7336 Institute of Zoology of Georgia

2A, Tamarashvili street, Flat 6 Fax: +36 52 413 385 E-mail: bihari@agr.unideb.hu 0162 Tbilisi

Tel: +995 32 23 20 83 Ireland Mob: +995 99 55 42 40 Dr. Ferdia Marnell Fax: +995 32 33 01 90 National Parks and Wildlife Service E-mail: ioseb.natradze@campester.ge

natradze@yahoo.com Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government 7 Ely Place Germany Dublin 2 Mr. Oliver Schall Tel: +353 1 888 3290 Federal Ministry for the Environment, Fax: +353 1 888 3278 Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety E-mail: Ferdia.Marnell@environ.ie Division N I 4

P.O.Box 120629 53048 Bonn Tel: +49 1888 305 2632 Fax: +49 1888 305 2684 E-mail: oliver.schall@bmu.bund.de

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Dr. Laurent Schley Italy Administration des Eaux et Forêts Ms. Stefania Biscardi Service Conservation de la Nature Direzione per la Protezione della Natura 16 rue Eugène Ruppert Ministerio dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del

Territorio 2453 Luxembourg Tel: +352 40 2201 314 Via Capitan Bavastro, 174 Fax: +352 40 2201 350 00154 Roma E-mail: laurent.schley@ef.etat.lu

Tel: +39 06 5722 3436 Fax: +39 06 5722 8468 Mr. Jacques Pir E-mail: biscardi.stefania@minambiente.it Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle

25 rue Münster Latvia 2160 Luxembourg Dr. Gunars Petersons Tel: +352 26 31 40 450 Latvian University of Agriculture Home: +352 313 796 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Fax: +352 26 31 40 200 8 K. Helmana street E-mail: jacques.pir@education.lu 3004 Jelgava

Ms. Edmée Engel Tel: +371 3024 662 Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle Fax: +371 3027 344 25 rue Münster E-mail: Gunars.Petersons@llu.lv 2160 Luxembourg

Lithuania Tel: +352 46 22 33 414 Fax: +352 46 22 33 400 Ms. Laura Janulaitiene E-mail: eengel@mnhn.lu Ministry of Environment

Nature Protection Department Macedonia, FYR A. Jaksto Str. 4/9 Prof. Branko Micevski 01105 Vilnius Faculty of Natural Sciences Tel: +370 5 2663 551 Institute of Biology Fax: +370 5 2663 663 Zoological Department E-mail: l.janulaitiene@am.lt Gazi Baba b.b. P.Box: 162 1000 Skopje Prof. Dainius H. Pauza

Kaunas University of Medicine Tel: +389 2 3117 055 ext. 614 A. Mickeviciaus street 9 Fax: +389 2 2432 071 44307 Kaunas E-mail: brankom@ukim.edu.mk Tel: +370 37 327313

Moldova Mob: +370 682 39366 Fax: +370 37 220 733 Ms. Diana Celac E-mail: daipau@kmu.lt Ministry of Ecology and Natural

Resources Luxembourg 9, Cosmonautilor Str.

2005 Chisinau Mr. Laurent Biraschi Administration des Eaux et Forêts Tel: +373 22 20 45 30 16 rue Eugène Ruppert Fax: +373 22 22 68 58 2453 Luxembourg E-mail: celacd@yahoo.com

celacd@mediu.moldova.md Tel: +352 402 201 221 Fax: +352 402 201 250 E-mail: laurent.biraschi@ef.etat.lu bat@ef.etat.lu

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Dr. Dumitru T. Murariu The Netherlands National Museum of Natural History Ms. Gelare Nader Grigore Antipa Ministry of Agriculture, Nature

and Food Quality Sos. Kiseleff Nr. 1, Sectorul 1 011341 Bucharest 2 Department of Nature Tel: +402 1 312 8886; +402 1 312 8863 P.O.Box 20401 Fax: +402 1 312 8886; +402 1 312 8863 2500 EK The Hague E-mail: dmurariu@antipa.ro Tel: +31 70 378 5457

Fax: +31 70 378 6146 Slovak Republic E-mail: g.nader@minlnv.nl Mr. Peter Pilinský

Mr. Peter H.C. Lina Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Department of Nature and Landscape and Food Quality Protection c/o Reference Centre for Bat Studies Nàmestie L'udovíta Stùra 1 and Conservation (RCBSC) 812 35 Bratislava 1 P.O. Box 835 Tel: +421 2 59 56 2189 2300 AV Leiden Fax: +421 2 59 56 2207 Tel: +31 71 531 49 79 E-mail: pilinsky.peter@enviro.gov.sk Fax: +31 71 576 62 68 E-mail: phc.lina@tiscali.nl Dr. Lubomira Vavrová lina@naturalis.nnm.nl State Nature Conservancy of

Slovak Republic Norway Lazovná 10

974 01 Banská Bystrica Mr. Per Ole Syvertsen Tel: +421 48 471 36 22 Norwegian Zoological Society Mob: +421 911 12 12 77 Helgeland Museum Fax: +421 48 415 38 66 Natural History Department E-mail: vavrova@sopsr.sk P.O.Box 98

8601 Mo i Rana Slovenia Tel: +47 75 14 61 84

Fax: +47 75 14 61 80 Mr. Primoz Presetnik E-mail: per.ole.syvertsen@ helgelandmuseum.no

Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora Antoliciceva 1

Portugal 2204 Miklavz na Dravskem polju Tel: +386 41 732 392 (GSM) Ms. Luisa Rodrigues Fax: +386 1 4382445 Instituto da Conservação E-mail: primoz.presetnik@ckff.si da Natureza, Divisão de

Habitats e Ecossistemas Sweden Rua de Santa Marta, 55

1150-294 Lisboa Ms. Marie Nedinge Tel: +351 21 350 79 00 Swedish Environmental Fax: +351 21 350 79 84 Protection Agency E-mail: rodriguesl@icn.pt rodriguesl100@gmail.com

Naturvardsverket 106 48 Stockholm Tel: +46 8 698 1272 Romania Fax: +46 8 698 1585 E-mail: marie.nedinge@naturvardsverket.se Ms. Alina Frim

Ministry of Environment and Water Management Blvd. Livertatii 12, Sector 5 70005 Bucharest Tel: +40 213 160 531 Fax: +40 213 160 282 E-mail: alina.frim@mappm.ro - 20 -

Dr. James Williams Dr. Johnny de Jong Joint Nature Conservation Committee Swedish Biodiversity Centre Monkstone House, City Road SLU Peterborough PE1 1JY Box 7007

750 07 Uppsala Tel: +44 173 3866 868 Fax: +44 173 3555 948 Tel: +46 18 67 10 71 E-mail:James.Williams@jncc.gov.uk Fax: +46 18 67 34 80

E-mail: Johnny.de.jong@cbm.slu.de Ms. Jean Elizabeth Matthews Countryside Council for Wales Ukraine Plas Penrhos Campus Dr. Volodymyr Domashlinets Penrhos Road Ministry of the Environmental Bangor Protection of Ukraine Gwynedd LL57 2BQ Urytskogo str. 35 Tel: +44 124 838 7311 01035 Kiev Fax: +44 124 838 5510 Tel/Fax: +380 44 206 31-27 / -34 E-mail: j.matthews@ccw.gov.uk E-mail: domashlinets@menr.gov.ua

vladdy@uct.kiev.ua NON-PARTY RANGE STATES

Dr. Andriy-Taras Bashta Institute of Ecology of the Armenia Carpathians Dr. Mark Kalashyan Bat Research and Protection Group Ministry of Nature Protection Koselnytska Str. 4 Natural Reserves and Parks Complex 79026 Lviv Republican Square Tel: +380 322 707 430 Government Building # 3 Fax: +380 322 707 430 375010 Yerevan E-mail: atbashta@polynet.lviv.ua Tel: +374 1 281502; +374 1 266875

Fax: - United Kingdom Mob: +374 9 451446 Dr. Jane Goodwin E-mail: mkalashian@yahoo.com Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Prof. Eduard Yavruyan European Wildlife Division Yerevan State University Zone 1/09, Temple Quay House ANPU NGO 2 The Square, Temple Quay Alek Maukyan str., 1 Bristol BS3 6EB 375049 Yerevan Tel: +44 117 372 8854 Tel: +374 1 55 67 78 Fax: +44 117 372 8182 Fax: +374 1 55 46 41 E-mail: jane.goodwin@defra.gsi.gov.uk E-mail: anpuorg@freenet.am

Dr. Anthony Mitchell-Jones Austria English Nature Dr. Friederike Spitzenberger Northminster House Naturhistorisches Museum Peterborough PE1 1UA Säugetiersammlung Tel: +44 173 3455 250 Burgring 7 Fax: +44 173 3455 147 1010 Wien E-mail: tony.mitchell-jones@ Tel: +43 1 52 177 312 english-nature.org.uk Fax: +43 1 52 177 234

E-mail: Friederike.Spitzenberger@ nhm-wien.ac.at

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Serbia and Montenegro Azerbaijan Ms. Jelena Ducic Ms. Solmaz Mammadova Ministry of Science and Environmental Ministry of Ecology and Natural Protection - Directorate for Resources of Repubic of Azerbaijan Environmental Protection B. Aghayev Str. 100 A Omladinskih Brigada 1 1073 Baku 11000 Belgrade Tel: +994 12 492 73 69 Tel: +381 11 3131 569 Fax: +994 12 492 59 07 Fax: +381 11 3131 569 E-mail: solmaz_menr_81@mail.ru E-mail: jelena.ducic@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu

Prof. Irina K. Rakhmatulina Mr. Branko Karapandza Institute of Zoology Azerbaijan NAS Wildlife Conservation Society Passage 1128, Block 504 Mustela 370073 Baku Njegoševa 51 Tel: +994 12 39 73 71 11000 Belgrade Fax: +994 12 98 28 89; +994 12 439 73 53 Tel: +381 11 3084 815 E-mail: rakhmat@azeurotel.com Fax: +381 11 3446 580; +381 11 31 31 569

Belarus E-mail: karapandza@neobee.net Dr. Viktar T. Dziamianchyk The Polesia Agrarian Ecological OBSERVERS Institute of the National Academy of

Intergovernmental Organisations Sciences of Belarus str. Maskowskaja 204

UNEP 224020 Brest Tel: +375 162 41 34 28 Mr. Jacob Duer +375 162 41 54 26 UNEP Fax: +375 162 41 34 28 P.O. Box 47074 E-mail: koktebel.by@mail.ru Kenya

Tel: +254 20 762 34 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fax: +254 20 762 43 24

E-mail: Jacob.duer@unep.org Mr. Jasminko Mulaomerovic Savez speleologa BiH

UNON Speleological association of BiH Branilaca Sarajeva 30 Ms. Jasmin Kanza 71000 Sarajevo UNON

United Nations Premises in Bonn Tel: +387 33 235 940 +387 61 491 053 (mobile) Martin-Luther-King-Str. 8

53175 Bonn Fax: +387 33 663 835 E-mail: jasminko.mulaomerovic@ Tel: +49 228 815 2404 bhtelecom.ba Fax: +49 228 815 2449

E-mail: jkanza@cms.int Russian Federation

UNEP/CMS Mr. Suren V. Gazaryan Institute of Ecology of Mountain Mr. Robert Hepworth Territories (Kabardino-Balkarian UNEP/CMS Secretariat Scientific Centre) United Nations Premises in Bonn Inessy Armand str. 37A Martin-Luther-King-Str. 8 Kabardino-Balkaria 53175 Bonn Nalchik Tel: +49 228 815 2410 Tel: +7 866 2421 514 +7 928 421 7448

Fax: +49 228 815 2449 E-mail: rhepworth@cms.int

Fax: +7 866 2421 514 E-mail: s-gazaryan@yandex.ru

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Non-Governmental Organisations France Ms. Marie-José Dubourg-Savage Austria Société Française pour Etude et Protection des Mammifère (SFEPM) Dr. Guido Reiter Les Rieux Koordinationsstelle für 82140 St Antonin N.V. Fledermausschutz und -forschung

in Österreich (KFFÖ) Tel/Fax: +33 5 63 68 21 47 Bäckerstr. 2a/4 E-mail: mjo.ds@club-internet.fr 4072 Alkoven

Germany Tel: +43 07274 20390 Mob: +43 676 7530634 Dr. Christine Harbusch Fax: +43 07274 20390 E-mail: Guido.Reiter@fledermausschutz.at info@fledermausschutz.at

Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) Orscholzerstr. 15 66706 Perl-Kesslingen

Tel: +49 6865 93 934 Ms. Anna-Nele Herdina Fax: +49 6865 93 935 BatLife Österreich E-mail: ProChirop@aol.com c/o Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

Säugetiersammlung Italy Burgring 7

1010 Wien Dr. Dino Scaravelli Gruppo Italiano Ricerche Chirotteri c/o As. Chiropera Italica

Tel: +43 6509 58 9779 Fax: +43 1521 77 234 E-mail: nele@batlife.at Via Veclezio 10A

47100 Forli Estonia

Tel: +39 0543 480959 Fax: +39 0543 33435 E-mail: dinosc@tin.it

Mr. Lauri Lutsar Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) P.O. Box 245 50002 Tartu Romania Tel: +372 7 428 443 Ms. Abigel Szodoray-Paradi Mob: +372 5517 237 Romanian Bat Protection Association Fax: +372 7 428 166 Asociatia pentru Protectia Liliecilor E-mail: lauri@elfond.ee din România

Str. Ion Budai Deleanu Nr. 2 Dr. Matti Masing 440014 Satu Mare Estonian Bat Group of Tel: +40 261 711 395

+40 723 896 109 (mobile) Sicista Development Centre P.O. Box 111

Fax: +40 261 711 395 50002 Tartu E-mail: batprotection@datec.ro abigel@xnet.ro Tel: +372 52 57 311

Fax: - E-mail: matti@ut.ee United Kingdom

Mr. Tony M. Hutson IUCN/SSC Chiroptera Specialist Group c/o Winkfield Station Road Plumpton Green East Sussex BN7 3BU

Ms. Linda Poots Estonian Naturalists’ Society Struve st. 2 50002 Tartu Tel: +372 73 33 078 Fax: - E-mail: linda.poots@ut.ee Tel/Fax: +44 127 3890 341

E-mail: hutson.t@btinternet.com

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Prof. Paul A. Racey University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences Zoology Building Tillydrone Avenue Aberdeen AB24 2TZ Tel: +44 122 4272 858 Fax: +44 122 4272 396 E-mail: p.racey@abdn.ac.uk

Dr. Katie Parsons Bat Conservation Trust 15 Cloisters House 8 Battersea Park Road SW8 4BG London Tel: +44 207 501 3630 Fax: +44 207 621 2628 E-mail: kparsons@bats.org.uk

Dr. Karen Haysom Bat Conservation Trust 15 Cloisters House 8 Battersea Park Road SW8 4BG London Tel: +44 207 627 2629 Fax: +44 207 627 2628 E-mail: khaysom@bats.org.uk

EUROBATS Secretariat Mr. Andreas Streit Ms. Christine Boye Ms. Dessislava Krüger Ms. Ayhan Polat UNEP/EUROBATS Secretariat United Nations Premises Martin-Luther-King-Str. 8 53175 Bonn, Germany Tel: +49 228 815 2420/21/31 Fax: +49 228 815 2445 E-mail: eurobats@eurobats.org

Dr. Jessamy E. Battersby Joint Nature Conservation Committee Monkstone House City Road Peterborough PE1 IJY Tel: +44 173 3866 808 Fax: +44 173 3555 948 E-mail: jessa.battersby@jncc.gov.uk jessa@trackingmammals.org

EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex 2

Reports of Intersessional Working Group meetings that were convened during the AC Meeting

Report of the Intersessional Working Group (IWG) on the transboundary programme – habitats: Data compilation The IWG met during the course of the Meeting and discussed the draft guidance on the

protection and management of underground sites for bats. Comments received will be

incorporated into the text by the convenor and the final draft will be presented to the

MoP for approval and subsequent publication. The draft Resolution was also discussed

and it was agreed that this should go forward with an alteration that reports on

underground sites would be needed every second biennium (a six yearly [or 8 yearly]

reporting cycle).

Report of the IWG on the Geographical Scope of the Agreement The IWG met during the course of the Meeting. With reference to

Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.10, the group confirmed that it felt that there should be no

change to the Geographical Scope of the Agreement as defined at MoP2

(Doc.EUROBATS. MoP2.8.AnnexAFin).

The group urges Parties and Non-Party Range States to check the entries for their

country in Annex 2. Similarly, Annex 1 should be checked (this annex provides a list of

European species occurring in 13 range states that have territory within 500km of the

Agreement area). It was noted that there is considerable overlap of species with

countries adjacent to the Agreement area (Annex 1). With reference to the new book

Bat Migration in Europe, it was noted that there is movement of bats in and out of the

Agreement area recorded in the East, but that data is lacking for the South. There was

discussion about whether to weight species with reference to their migratory tendency

and also to their Red List status, but it was decided that this should not be done.

It was agreed that for MoP5 a Resolution should be prepared which would encourage

the Secretariat to approach focal points in all 13 range states identified in Annex 1 with

a view to encouraging collaboration.

It was noted that there is the potential for an African bats Agreement to be developed

and that this may have bearing on the future geographical scope of the European

Agreement.

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Report of the IWG on Producing Guidelines on Bat Monitoring Methods to Assess Population Trends at Different Levels The IWG met during the Meeting and drafted a Resolution for monitoring bats across

Europe.

Report of the IWG on Bat Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management The IWG met during the Meeting. Draft guidelines will be prepared through email

correspondence and submitted to MoP5.

Report of the IWG on Impact on Bat Populations of Use of Antiparasitic Drugs for Livestock The IWG met during the course of the Meeting. The group considered whether

antiparasitic drugs for livestock are likely to be a problem for bats. It concluded that they

have potential to be a problem, for example if used close to a maternity roost of Greater

horseshoe bat, but that they are not currently the greatest threat to bats. Additional

information is needed to understand the potential impacts. For example, more

knowledge is required of variability of species’ diets across their range. It was

suggested also that AC members could ask other organisations, for example those

working on birds (such as Birdlife International) and insects, and veterinary officers with

a sympathy with the concerns, to share their experiences of this problem. A bibliography

of over 280 publications has been compiled.

The group considered linkage with the IWG on critical feeding areas, which will produce

guidance on conservation and management of feeding areas.

A report will be produced for MoP5 containing the following items:

1. Analysis of questionnaire responses

2. Details of which bats might be affected (begun in Annex 2 of

Doc.EUROBATS.AC11.14 by Christine Harbusch) and suggestions as to

methods to alleviate the concerns

3. List of recommended research priorities (Tony Hutson)

4. Bibliography and literature review of papers referring to bats (Dino Scaravelli)

Parties and Non-Party Range States are requested to send any information or updates

on any of these items to the appropriate person listed above.

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Report of the IWG on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations The IWG met during the Meeting with other delegates and a discussion took place on

comments received concerning the draft guidelines. A new document will be drafted for

MoP5.

Report of the IWG on the Conservation and Management of Critical Feeding Areas and Commuting Routes In the meeting of the IWG the list of references collected so far was checked. Several

new contributions were made during AC11. The provisional list of elements to be

included in the guidance for national guidelines (see Doc. EUROBATS.AC11.16) was

discussed and the group agreed to include karstic landscapes to the section dealing

with the conservation of different types of environments important for bats. The

responsibilities for the sections of the guidance were decided.

Plan of action

After AC11 Meeting the convenor will send an updated version of the list of references

with marks on the articles not reviewed yet. Also the literature review Excel sheet will be

sent to the group. The drafting of guidance for national guidelines will be started based

on the revised list of elements. A draft version of the guidance will be submitted to the

Meeting of Parties.

Report of the IWG on Bats as Indicators This new IWG met to discuss the range of interests in this theme. Twenty-five delegates

attended and the meeting benefited from the contribution of guest Dr. James Williams

(JNCC and Chair of SEBI2010 Expert Group on Species). Dr. Williams provided

information on background to the development of indices for birds and butterflies.

The general aim of the group was established:

• To investigate and take forward opportunities to use bats as biodiversity indicators

• To circulate information on opportunities for participation in index initiatives

• To connect with other relevant IWGs recognising areas of common interest.

As a first step the convenor has been requested to send background information and a

list of key reference materials to participants. She will draw up and circulate a short

questionnaire to capture the opinions of the group and to identify potential sources of

existing data that could support the aims of the group. Information will be collated prior

to the next IWG meeting.

EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex3

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Intersessional Working Groups

Transboundary Programme – Habitats: Data Compilation

Dr. Anthony Mitchell-Jones (United Kingdom)* Dr. Zoltán Bihari (Hungary) Dr. Matti Masing (Estonia) Ms. Luisa Rodrigues (Portugal)

Geographical Scope of the Agreement

Mr. Anthony M. Hutson (IUCN)* Mr. Stéphane Aulagnier (France) Ms. Stefania Biscardi (Italy) Dr. Peter Boye (Germany) Mr. Peter Lina (The Netherlands) Dr. Dumitru Murariu (Romania) Mr. Aleksandar Nastov (FYR Macedonia), Ms. Marie Nedinge (Sweden) Ms. Luisa Rodrigues (Portugal) Dr. Dino Scaravelli (Italy) Prof. Bronisław Wołoszyn (Poland)

Review of Guidelines for the Issue of Permits for the Capture and Study of Captured Wild Bats

Mr. Peter Lina (The Netherlands)* Mr. Stéphane Aulagnier (France) Ms. Stefania Biscardi (Italy) Dr. Peter Boye (Germany) Dr. Johnny de Jong (Sweden) Mr. Jacques Fairon (Belgium) Ms. Lena Godlevska (Ukraine) Mr. Anthony M. Hutson (IUCN) Dr. Teodora Ivanova (Bulgaria) Mr. Andrzej Kepel (Poland) Ms. Eeva-Maria Kyheröinen (Finland), Mr. Deividas Makavičius (Lithuania) Dr. Matti Masing (Estonia) Dr. Anthony J. Mitchell-Jones (United Kingdom)Mr. Aleksandar Nastov (FYR Macedonia), Ms. Marie Nedinge (Sweden) Mr. Matti Osara (Finland) Dr. Katie Parsons (BCT, United Kingdom) Prof. Dainius H. Pauža (Lithuania) Prof. Paul Racey (United Kingdom) Dr. Roger Ransome (United Kingdom), Ms. Luisa Rodrigues (Portugal) Dr. Dino Scaravelli (Italy) Ms. Abigel Szodoray-Paradi (Romania) Ms. Nomeda Vėlavičienė (Lithuania) Prof. Eduard Yavruyan (Armenia)

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Producing Guidelines on Bat Monitoring Methods to Assess Population Trends at Different Levels

Dr. Jessamy Battersby (United Kingdom)* Mr. Stéphane Aulagnier (France) Dr. Zoltan Bihari (Hungary) Ms. Eva Cepaková (Czech Republic) Dr. Viktar Dziamianchyk (Belarus) Ms. Daniela Hamidović (Croatia) Dr. Christine Harbusch (NABU, Germany) Ms. Melanie Hardie (United Kingdom) Dr. Karen Haysom (BCT, United Kingdom) Mr. Anthony M. Hutson (IUCN) Mr. Branko Karapandza (Serbia & Monten.) Mr. Andrzej Kepel (Poland) Mr. Herman Limpens (The Netherlands) Mr. Lauri Lutsar (Estonia) Dr. Ferdia Marnell (Ireland) Dr. Matti Masing (Estonia) Mr. Edvardas Mickevičius (Lithuania) Dr. Dumitru Murariu (Romania) Mr. Jacques Pir (Luxembourg) Mr. Primož Presetnik (Slovenia) Ms. Luisa Rodrigues (Portugal) Dr. Dino Scaravelli (Italy) Mr. Yrjo Siivonen (Finland) Dr. Friedrike Spitzenberger (Austria) Ms. Abigel Szodoray-Paradi (Romania) Prof. Bronisław Wołoszyn (Poland) Dr. Lubomira Vavrová (Slovak Republic)

Bat Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management

Dr. Andriy-Taras Bashta (Ukraine)* Dr. Peter Boye (Germany) Dr. Johnny de Jong (Sweden) Mr. Suren Gazaryan (Russian Federation) Mr. Peter Kanuch (Slovakia) Dr. Anthony Mitchell-Jones (United Kingdom) Mr. Ioseb Natradze (Georgia) Mr. Jacques Pir (Luxembourg) Ms. Andrea Stefan (Croatia) Mr. Laurent Tillon (France) Dr. Nicola Tvrtković (Croatia) Prof. Bronisław Wołoszyn (Poland)

Bat Migration

Dr. Teodora Ivanova (Bulgaria)* Dr. Andriy-Taras Bashta (Ukraine) Mr. Suren Gazaryan (Russian Federation) Ms. Lena Godlevska (Ukraine) Ms. Atena-Adriana Groza (Romania) Ms. Eeva-Maria Kyheröinen (Finland) Mr. Peter Lina (The Netherlands) Ms. Kaja Lotman (Estonia) Dr. Rainer Hutterer (Bonn Bat Ringing Centre, Germany) Prof. Branko Micevski (FYR Macedonia) Mr. Aleksandar Nastov (FYR Macedonia) Mr. Gunars Petersons (Latvia) Prof. Irina Rakhmatulina (Azerbaijan) Mr. Per Ole Syvertsen (Norway)

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Autecological Studies for Priority Species

Mr. Stéphane Aulagnier (France)* Ms. Daniela Hamidović (Croatia) Mr. Antony M. Hutson (IUCN) Dr. Teodora Ivanova (Bulgaria) Mr. Peter Kanuch (Slovak Republic) Mr. Branko Karapandza (Serbia & Monten.) Dr. Blanka Lehotská (Slovak Republic) Mr. Primož Presetnik (Slovenia) Ms. Luisa Rodrigues (Portugal) Dr. Dino Scaravelli (Italy) Ms. Abigel Szodoray-Paradi (Romania) Dr. Nikola Tvrtković (Croatia) Ms. Petra Zvorć (Croatia)

Protection of Overground Roosts

Dr. Ferdia Marnell (Ireland)* Mr. Stéphane Aulagnier (France) Dr. Andriy-Taras Bashta (Ukraine) Dr. Zoltán Bihari (Hungary) Mr. Suren Gazaryan (Russian Federation) Ms. Lena Godlevska (Ukraine) Ms. Daniela Hamidović (Croatia) Ms. Melanie Hardie (United Kingdom) Prof. Branko Karapandza (Serbia & Monten.) Ms. Jana Kristanć (Slovenia) Ms. Sandrine Lamotte (Belgium) Dr. Blanka Lehotská (Slovak Republic) Prof. Branko Micevski (FYR Macedonia) Mr. Aleksandar Nastov (FYR Macedonia) Mr. Ioseb Natradze (Georgia) Ms. Marie Nedinge (Sweden) Dr. Katie Parsons (BCT, United Kingdom) Prof. Dainius H. Pauža (Lithuania) Mr. Primož Presetnik (Slovenia) Dr. Dino Scaravelli (Italy) Dr. Friederike Spitzenberger (Austria) Dr. Nikola Tvrtković (Croatia) Dr. Lubomira Vavrová (Slovak Republic)

Impact on Bat Population of Use of Anti-parasitic Drugs for Livestock

Mr. Anthony M. Hutson (IUCN)* Ms. Stefania Biscardi (Italy) Dr. Katie Parsons (BCT, United Kingdom) Ms. Aurora Dibra (Albania) Ms. Marie-Jo Dubourg-Savage (France) Dr. Christine Harbusch (NABU, Germany) Mr. Peter Lina (The Netherlands) Mr. Jacques Pir (Luxembourg) Dr. Roger Ransome (United Kingdom) Ms. Christine Rumble (United Kingdom) Dr. Dino Scaravelli (Italy) Ms. Abigel Szodoray-Paradi (Romania) Ms. Libuse Vlasaková (Czech Republic)

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Wind Turbines and Bat Populations

Ms. Luísa Rodrigues (Portugal)* Mr. Lothar Bach (Germany) Mr. Laurent Biraschi (Luxembourg) Ms. Marie-Jo Dubourg-Savage (France) Ms. Jane Goodwin (United Kingdom) Dr. Christine Harbusch (NABU, Germany) Mr. Anthony M. Hutson (IUCN) Dr. Teodora Ivanova (Bulgaria) Mr. Lauri Lutsar (Estonia) Dr. Katie Parsons (BCT, United Kingdom)

Conservation and Management of Critical Feeding Areas and Commuting Routes

Ms. Eeva-Maria Kyheröinen (Finland)* Dr. Andriy-Taras Bashta (Ukraine) Dr. Johnny de Jong (Sweden) Ms. Marie-Jo Dubourg-Savage (France) Mr. Suren Gazaryan (Russian Federation) Ms. Lena Godlevska (Ukraine) Dr. Christine Harbusch (NABU, Germany) Mr. Andrzej Kepel (Poland) Ms. Jana Kristanć (Slovenia) Ms. Kaja Lotman (Estonia) Mr. Lauri Lutsar (Estonia) Mr. Deividas Makavičius (Lithuania) Dr. Ferdia Marnell (Ireland) Dr. Anthony J. Mitchell-Jones (United Kingdom)Ms. Marie Nedinge (Sweden) Dr. Friederike Spitzenberger (Austria) Ms. Nomeda Vėlavičienė (Lithuania)

Bats as Indicators

Dr. Karen Haysom (BCT, United Kingdom)* Dr. Jessamy Battersby (United Kingdom) Mr. Branko Karapandza (Serbia and Montenegro) Dr. Ferdia Marnell (Ireland) Mr. Primož Presetnik (Slovenia) Dr. Guido Reiter (Austria) Dr. Friederike Spitzenberger (Austria) Ms. Abigel Szodoray-Paradi (Romania) Dr. Nikola Tvrtković (Croatia) Dr. Lǔbomira Vavrová (Slovak Republic) Ms. Libuse Vlasakova (Czech Republic)

* = convenor

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EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex4a

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Draft Resolution No. 5.1 Financial and Administrative Matters

(Budget 2007 – 2009)

The Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Populations

of European Bats (hereafter "the Agreement"),

Having regard to Article V (1) of the Agreement which states that the Meeting of

Parties shall consider and decide upon "financial rules, including the provision of the

budget and the scale of contributions for the next financial period";

Recalling Resolution No. 1 adopted at its 3rd Session (Sofia, Bulgaria, September

2003) on financial and administrative matters;

Recognizing the need to strengthen the capacity of the Secretariat of the

Agreement to enable it to better serve the Parties;

Expecting that the Secretariat of the Agreement shall co-operate effectively with

the other Agreement Secretariats in the UNEP/CMS Agreements Unit;

Acknowledging with appreciation the substantial contribution of the German

Government in providing, and agreeing to continue to provide, the accommodation for

the Secretariat on a rent-free basis and its annual voluntary contribution of EURO

25,600 in support of special measures and projects aimed at improving the

implementation of the Agreement;

1. Confirms that all Parties shall contribute to the budget adopted at the

scale agreed upon by the Meeting of Parties in accordance with Article V

(1) of the Agreement;

2. Discharges and approves the income and expenditure for the year 2003

and the income and expenditures for the years 2004/2005 as presented to

the Meeting by the Secretariat and UNEP/UNON. The Meeting further

agrees that the expenditures for the year 2006 should be discharged and

approved by the 6th Session of the Meeting of the Parties.

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3. Adopts the budget for 2007 - 2009 attached as Annex 1 to this resolution;

4. Agrees to the scale of contributions of Parties to the Agreement as listed

in Annex 2 to this resolution, subject to revision by the Secretariat as soon

as the UN scale of contributions for 2007 - 2009 becomes available, and

to the application of that scale pro rata to new Parties;

5. Requests all Parties to pay their annual contributions promptly as far as

possible but in any case not later than the end of June of the year to which

they relate;

6. Takes note of the medium-term plan for 2007 - 2012 attached as Annex 4

to this resolution;

7. Urges all Parties to make voluntary contributions to support requests from

countries with economies in transition to participate in and implement the

Agreement throughout the triennium;

8. Invites Non-Party Range States, governmental, intergovernmental and

non-governmental organisations to make voluntary contributions towards

special activities for the implementation of the Agreement;

9. Approves the transformation of a part-time post of a Secretary (G4) into a

full-time post

10. Requests the Executive Director of UNEP to extend the duration of the

Trust Fund for the administration of the budget to 31 December 2009;

11. Approves the Terms of Reference for the Administration of the Trust Fund

as set out in Annex 3 to this resolution, for the period 2007 – 2009;

12. Instructs the Secretariat to report on its income and expenditure to the

Advisory Committee at each of its meetings, and to report back to the

Meeting of Parties at its next session.

13. Authorises the Advisory Committee in case of unforeseen major shortfalls

on established budget lines and subject to satisfactory documentation

provided by the Secretariat, to decide upon withdrawals from the Trust

Fund reserve as deemed appropriate.

14. Decides to maintain its decision taken in Resolution 4.1 that the maximum

contribution of single Parties shall be 20% within a financial year.

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Draft estimate as of 24 April 2006EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex4b

Draft Budget Estimates for 2007 - 2009 (in EURO)

Budget line 2007 2008 2009 Total10 Personnel1100 Professional Staff1101 Executive Secretary (P4) 131.800 133.500 135.300 400.600

1220 Consultancies 1.500 1.500 1.500 4.500

1300 Administrative Support1301 Administrative Assistant (G5, part-time) 31.400 32.200 33.000 96.6001302 Administrative Assistant (G5, part-time) 31.400 32.200 33.000 96.6001303 Secretary (G4) 58.800 60.300 61.700 180.800

1600 Travel on official business1601 Secretariat staff 12.000 13.000 15.000 40.0001602 Experts on mission 2.000 2.000 2.000 6.0001999 Personnel Subtotal 268.900 274.700 281.500 825.100

20 Subcontracts 0 0 0 0

30 Meetings3301 Meeting of Parties 0 0 20.000 20.0003302 Meeting of the Advisory Committee 14.000 14.000 14.000 42.0003999 Meetings Subtotal 14.000 14.000 34.000 62.000

40 Equipment and Premises4100 Expendable equipment4101 Miscellaneous office supplies 2.000 2.000 2.000 6.000

4200 Non-expendable equipment4201 Office equipment 2.000 2.000 2.000 6.000

4300 Premises4301 Rent and maintenance costs* 0 0 0 04999 Equipment and Premises Subtotal 4.000 4.000 4.000 12.000

50 Miscellaneous Costs5100 Operation and Maintenance5101 Operation/maintenance computers 500 500 500 1.5005102 Operation/maintenance of photocopier/fax 900 900 900 2.700

5200 Reporting Costs5201 Information material (incl. European Bat Night) 8.000 8.000 8.000 24.0005202 Reference material 200 200 200 600

5300 Sundry5301 Telephone and Fax 2.000 2.000 2.000 6.0005302 Postage and miscellaneous 2.000 2.000 2.000 6.0005303 Bank charges 400 400 400 1.200

5401 Hospitality 400 400 400 1.2005999 Miscellaneous Costs Subtotal 14.400 14.400 14.400 43.200

SUBTOTAL 301.300 307.100 333.900 942.3006000 UNEP programme support costs (13%) 39.169 39.923 43.407 122.499

GRAND TOTAL 340.469 347.023 377.307 1.064.799* Paid entirely by the host country (Germany).

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EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex4d

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST FUND FOR THE AGREEMENT ON THE

CONSERVATION OF POPULATIONS OF EUROPEAN BATS 1. The Trust Fund for the Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of

European Bats (hereinafter referred to as the Trust Fund) shall be extended for a period of three years to provide financial support for the aims of the Agreement.

2. The financial period shall be for three calendar years beginning 1 January 2007

and ending 31 December 2009. 3. The Trust Fund shall be administered by the Executive Director of the United

Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), subject to the approval of the Governing Council of UNEP and the consent of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

4. The administration of the Trust Fund shall be governed by the Financial

Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, and other administrative policies or procedures, promulgated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

5. In accordance with United Nations rules, UNEP shall deduct from the income of

the Trust Fund an administrative charge equal to 13 per cent of the expenditure charged to the Trust Fund in respect of activities financed under the Trust Fund.

6. In the event that the Parties wish the Trust Fund to be extended beyond 31

December 2009, the Executive Director of UNEP shall be so advised in writing immediately after the 6th Session of the Meeting of Parties. It is understood that such extension of the Trust Fund shall be decided at the discretion of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

7. The financial resources of the Trust Fund for 2007-2009 shall be derived from:

(a) The contributions made by the Parties by reference to Annex 2, including contributions from any new Parties;

(b) Further contributions from Parties and contributions from States not Parties to the Agreement, other governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations and other sources.

8. All contributions to the Trust Fund shall be paid in EURO. For contributions from

States that become Parties after the beginning of the financial period, the initial contribution (from the thirtieth day after deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession till the end of the financial period) shall be determined pro rata based on the contribution of other States Parties on the same level on the United Nations scale of assessment, as it applies from time to time. However, if the contribution of a new Party determined on this basis would be more than 20 per cent of the budget, the contribution of that Party shall be 20 per cent of the budget for the financial year of joining (or pro rata for a part-year).

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Contributions shall be paid in annual instalments. The contributions shall be due on 1 January 2007, 2008 and 2009. Contributions shall be paid into the following account:

UNEP Trust Fund Account No. 616 160 3755

J.P. Morgan AG Gruneburgweg 2

60322 Frankfurt/Main, Germany Wire transfers: Bank Code number 501 108 00

SWIFT number CHASDEFX 9. For the convenience of the Parties, for each of the years of the financial period

the Executive Director of UNEP shall as soon as possible notify the Parties to the Agreement of their assessed contributions.

10. Contributions received into the Trust Fund that are not immediately required to

finance activities shall be invested at the discretion of the United Nations, and any income shall be credited to the Trust Fund.

11. The Trust Fund shall be subject to audit by the United Nations Board of

Auditors. 12. The budget estimates covering the income and expenditure for each of the

three calendar years constituting the financial period to which they relate, prepared in EURO and US Dollars, shall be submitted to the ordinary session of the Meeting of Parties to the Agreement.

13. The estimates of each of the calendar years covered by the financial period

shall be divided into sections and objects of expenditures, shall be specified according to budget lines, shall include references to the programmes of work to which they relate, and shall be accompanied by such information as may be required by or on behalf of the contributors, and such further information as the Executive Director of UNEP may deem useful and advisable. In particular estimates shall also be prepared for each programme of work for each of the calendar years, with expenditure itemised for each programme so as to correspond to the sections, objects of expenditure, and budget lines described in the first sentence of this paragraph.

14. In addition to the budget estimates for the financial period described in the

preceding paragraphs, the Secretariat of the Agreement, in consultation with the Advisory Committee and the Executive Director of UNEP, shall prepare a medium-term plan as envisaged in Chapter III of the Legislative and Financial Texts Regarding the United Nations Environment Programme and the Environment Fund. The medium-term plan will cover the years 2007-2012, inclusive, and shall incorporate the budget for the financial period 2010-2012.

15. The proposed budget and medium-term plan, including all the necessary

information, shall be dispatched by the Secretariat to all Parties at least ninety days before the date fixed for the opening of the ordinary session of the Meeting of Parties.

16. The budget and medium-term plan shall be adopted by a three-quarters

majority of the Parties present and voting at the ordinary session.

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17. In the event that the Executive Director of UNEP anticipates that there might be a shortfall in resources over the financial period as a whole, the Executive Director shall consult with the Secretariat, who shall seek the advice of the Advisory Committee as to its priorities for expenditure.

18. Commitments against the resources of the Trust Fund may be made only if they

are covered by the necessary income of the Agreement. No commitments shall be made in advance of the receipt of contributions.

19. Upon the request of the Secretariat of the Agreement, after seeking the advice

of the Advisory Committee, the Executive Director of UNEP should, to the extent consistent with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, make transfers from one budget line to another. At the end of any calendar year within the financial period, the Executive Director of UNEP may transfer any uncommitted balance of appropriations to the following calendar year, provided that the total budget approved by the Parties is not exceeded, unless this is specifically sanctioned in writing by the Advisory Committee.

20. At the end of each calendar year within the financial period1, the Executive

Director of UNEP shall submit to the Parties, through the UNEP/EUROBATS Secretariat, the accounts for the year. The Executive Director shall also submit, as soon as practicable, the audited accounts for the financial period. These shall include full details of actual expenditure compared to the original provisions for each budget line.

21. Those financial reports required to be submitted to the Executive Director of

UNEP shall be transmitted simultaneously by the Secretariat of the Agreement to the members of the Advisory Committee.

22. The Secretariat of the Agreement shall provide the Advisory Committee with an

estimate of proposed expenditures over the coming year simultaneously with, or as soon as possible after, distribution of the accounts and reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs.

23. The present terms of reference shall be effective from 1 January 2007 to 31

December 2009.

1 The calendar year 1 January to 31 December is the accounting and financial year, but the accounts

official closure date is 31 March of the following year. Thus, on 31 March the accounts of the previous year have to be closed, and it is only then that the Executive Director can submit the accounts of the previous calendar year.

EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex5

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Draft Resolution 5.2 Bats and Rabies in Europe

The Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Populations

of European Bats (hereafter “the Agreement”),

Recalling that the Agreement’s Conservation and Management Plan recognises

that bats depend heavily on artificial structures for roosting and that their conservation

depends on favourable human attitudes (Inf.EUROBATS.MoP2.14AnnexA, para 19);

Recalling that the Agreement’s Conservation and Management Plan also

encourages Parties and Range States to cooperate in the conservation and

management of bats and their habitats (Inf.EUROBATS.MoP2.14AnnexA, para 24);

Noting the occurrence of Lyssaviruses (European Bat Lyssaviruses - variants of

rabies viruses) in certain European bat species and that these bats may live in close

association with humans;

Noting the negative public opinions that these viruses may encourage and their

influence on bat conservation, including the association with sylvatic (or classic) rabies

virus in the perspective of the medical and veterinary communities, the media and the

general public;

Noting that European Bat Lyssaviruses (EBLVs) might be under-reported in bat

species across Europe as prevalence is routinely reported only in countries that have a

regular surveillance programme;

Noting the extremely rare incidence of these viruses in humans or other non-bat

wild and domestic mammals;

Noting the need to understand the dynamics, epidemiology and pathogenesis of

these viruses and their distribution, hosts and incidence in European bat species;

Noting the results and recommendations of the European Workshop on Bat

Rabies, Vilnius, Lithuania, 16 May 2004 (EUROBATS.BatRabiesWorkshop.Report);

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Noting the Conclusions and Recommendations of the First International

Conference ‘Rabies in Europe’, Kiev, Ukraine, 15-18 June 2005;

Noting the recommendations of the EU Med-Vet-Net Workpackage 5: Molecular

Epidemiology of European Bat Lyssaviruses (which aims to obtain, sequence and

archive EBLV isolates from countries throughout Europe, and to set up a database to

register submission details and sequence data for EBLV isolates);

Noting the facility to test for these viruses through passive surveillance of a) bats

involved in biting or scratching incidents in humans (or their companion animals), and

b) all or any dead or sick bats, or through active surveillance through sampling of blood

and/or saliva from wild caught animals;

Urges Parties and Range States to:

1. Establish a national bat rabies surveillance network in close collaboration with

bat specialists, which should be based on a passive surveillance programme (i.e.

through submission of bats found dead, sick, injured or grounded);

2. Support education efforts that reflect the best scientific advice available regarding

the human health risks associated with bat rabies;

3. Support efforts to avoid overreaction to incidental bat bite exposures and to

develop policies for determining the fate of bats involved in contact incidents with

humans (and domestic animals such as cats);

4. Ensure that reasonable advice on precautions to avoid infection is available and

implemented (including re handling and possible post-exposure), including for the

maintenance of colonies in buildings where rabies-positive bats have been

recorded;

5. Follow the advice of the EUROBATS bat rabies workshop regarding vaccines

and vaccination and post-exposure treatments (including the use of blood testing

to assess titre levels if considered appropriate), rabies vaccination should be

compulsory or at least highly recommended for all people regularly handling bats;

6. Maintain collaboration with bat workers in the field, with respect to protocols for

sampling and submission of specimens;

7. Maintain the use of standard record forms for the submission of bats for testing

(Annex 1);

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8. Ensure that the identification of submitted bats is confirmed by an appropriate

authority;

9. Ensure that all test results are recorded, both negative as well as positive results;

10. Attempt to find a long-term depository for the tested specimens;

11. Continue efforts to develop national databases of bats tested, rabies exposures,

treatments and outcomes;

12. Adopt recommendations of Med-Vet-Net regarding protocols for passive and

active surveillance, the maintenance of appropriate databases of submissions

and results, diagnostic tests, and of data of bats tested and viruses found

(Annex 2);

13. Ensure comprehensive results of bats tested are submitted to WHO;

14. Note that some laboratories are able to carry out analysis of samples for

countries where facilities are not available (especially for detailed virus typing);

15. Make results of scientific and epidemiological reports available in terms that are

easily understood by the general public.

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Annex 1. Standard form for submission of bats for rabies testing.

A standard form for bats submitted for rabies screening should include:

1. lab use only individual reference number

2. name and contact details for person or body submitting specimen

3. name and contact details of finder (if different from 2)

4. species, age, sex of bat if known

5. date and time of finding

6. date and time of death

7. location of finding (including address if appropriate)

8. map reference to finding locality

9. circumstances of finding (e.g. brought in by cat, found on lawn/pavement, seen

hanging on wall for some days)

10. symptoms or condition when found (e.g. unable to fly, found dead)

11. cause of death if known (e.g. killed by cat, euthanised, died in captivity)

12. details of any biting or scratching incident (human or animal)

13. contact details of any human or animal contacts involved in 12

14. contact details of any vet or medical doctor involved in 12

15. for lab use: date received, date tested, record of tests carried out (e.g. FAT, RTCIT,

MIT, RT-PCR)

EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex6

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Draft Resolution 5.3 Amendment of the Annex to the Agreement

The Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Populations

of European Bats (hereafter "the Agreement"),

Recalling Resolution No. 7 adopted at its Third Session (Bristol, July 2000),

amending the Agreement and incorporating an Annex of bat species occurring in

Europe to which the Agreement applies;

Appreciating that the majority of Parties has already accepted the Amendment to

the Agreement and that it has entered into force in August 2001;

Recognising that there will be the need to amend the Annex from time to time in

the light of recent research results;

Further recognising that the names of bat species included in the Annex should

conform to the rules of nomenclature laid down by the International Commission on

Zoological Nomenclature;

Noting that IUCN – The World Conservation Union as well as the Convention on

the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) identify Mammal Species

of the World by Wilson and Reeder (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington; John

Hopkins University Press, Baltimore) as the standard list of mammals;

Acknowledges the establishment of an Advisory Panel of specialists to consider

potential changes to the Annex;

Agrees to adopt the following changes to the Annex, on the recommendation of

the Advisory Panel; and

Notes other potential changes to the Annex, but which are rejected or deferred

pending the availability of further information;

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Decides to:

1. Accept Myotis punicus Felten 1977 as the name for the species listed as Myotis cf

punicus;

2. Replace Plecotus alpinus with P. macrobullaris Kuzyakin 1965;

3. Remove the brackets from round the author/date for Taphozous nudiventris

Cretzschmar, 1830; Myotis hajastanicus Argyropulo, 1939; Otonycteris hemprichii

Peters, 1859;

4. Amend date for Barbastella leucomelas (Cretzschmar, 1826);

5. Amend spelling of author’s name for Myotis aurascens Kuzyakin, 1935;

Adopts the revised list of species for the Annex to the Agreement as attached to

this Resolution.

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Bat species occurring in Europe to which the Agreement applies:

Pteropodidae

Rousettus aegyptiacus (GEOFFROY, 1810)

Emballonuridae

Taphozous nudiventris CRETZSCHMAR, 1830

Rhinolophidae

Rhinolophus blasii PETERS, 1866

Rhinolophus euryale BLASIUS, 1853

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (SCHREBER, 1774)

Rhinolophus hipposideros (BECHSTEIN, 1800)

Rhinolophus mehelyi MATSCHIE, 1901

Vespertilionidae

Barbastella barbastellus (SCHREBER, 1774)

Barbastella leucomelas (CRETZSCHMAR, 1826)

Eptesicus bottae (PETERS, 1869)

Eptesicus nilssonii (KEYSERLING & BLASIUS,

1839)

Eptesicus serotinus (SCHREBER, 1774)

Hypsugo savii (BONAPARTE, 1837)

Myotis alcathoe VON HELVERSEN & HELLER,

2001

Myotis aurascens KUZYAKIN, 1935

Myotis bechsteinii (KUHL, 1817)

Myotis blythii (TOMES, 1857)

Myotis brandtii (EVERSMANN, 1845)

Myotis capaccinii (BONAPARTE, 1837)

Myotis dasycneme (BOIE, 1825)

Myotis daubentonii (KUHL, 1817)

Myotis emarginatus (GEOFFROY, 1806)

Myotis hajastanicus ARGYROPULO, 1939

Myotis myotis (BORKHAUSEN, 1797)

Myotis mystacinus (KUHL, 1817)

Myotis nattereri (KUHL, 1817)

Myotis nipalensis (DOBSON, 1871)

Myotis punicus FELTEN, 1977

Myotis schaubi KORMOS, 1934

Nyctalus lasiopterus (SCHREBER, 1780)

Nyctalus leisleri (KUHL, 1817)

Nyctalus noctula (SCHREBER, 1774)

Otonycteris hemprichii PETERS, 1859

Pipistrellus kuhlii (KUHL, 1817)

Pipistrellus nathusii (KEYSERLING & BLASIUS,

1839)

Pipistrellus pipistrellus (SCHREBER, 1774)

Pipistrellus pygmaeus (LEACH, 1825)

Plecotus macrobullaris KUZYAKIN, 1965

Plecotus auritus (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Plecotus austriacus (FISCHER, 1829)

Plecotus kolombatovici DULIC, 1980

Plecotus sardus MUCEDDA, KIEFER,

PIDINCHEDDA & VEITH, 2002

Vespertilio murinus LINNAEUS, 1758

Miniopterus schreibersii (KUHL, 1817)

Molossidae

Tadarida teniotis (RAFINESQUE, 1814)

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EUROBATS.Record.AC11.Annex7

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Draft Resolution 5.4 Monitoring Bats across Europe

The Meeting of Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of

European Bats (hereafter ‘the Agreement’),

Recalling Resolution 2.2 Consistent Monitoring Methodologies

(Doc.EUROBATS.MoP2.5.Rev.1AnnexA), which recommends the adoption of

consistent monitoring methods for bats across Europe;

Recalling also the recommendations of the Agreement’s Conservation and

Management Plan 2003-2006 Resolution 4.9 (Doc.EUROBATS.MoP4.15.Rev.2) which

recognises the importance of long-term monitoring of bat species

(EUROBATS.MoP4.Record.Annex12a);

Recalling further the recommendations of the Agreement’s Conservation and

Management Plan 2003-2006, which recognise the importance of international

information exchange and cooperation in developing monitoring strategies for bats;

Noting the work of the Advisory Committee in producing Guidelines on Bat

Monitoring Methods to Assess Population Trends at Different Levels as recommended

in the Agreement’s Conservation and Management Plan 2003-2006;

Noting the results and recommendations of two workshops held in the UK to

develop the idea of pan-European surveillance of bats;

Noting the work of the Advisory Committee on compiling a database of

information on important underground sites for bats across Europe as recommended in

Resolution 2.4;

Noting also the imminent EUROBATS publication of guidelines on management

of underground sites for the protection of bats;

Recognising the importance of the surveillance and monitoring of bats at a

European level to report on the conservation status of bats as protected species under

relevant international conventions and European Directives;

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Recognising the possibility for bats to be indicators of environmental quality and

to contribute to assessment of CBD biodiversity targets;

Urges Parties and Range States to:

1. Support the development of long-term pan-European surveillance to provide

Europe wide population trends for bat species and site condition monitoring of

protected sites for bats, with particular reference to underground sites;

2. Raise awareness of the importance of underground sites for bats at the local,

regional, national and supranational scales;

3. Maintain collaboration and information exchange within the EUROBATS

Agreement area on surveillance and monitoring activities in their country;

4. Support the use of the Guidelines on Bat Monitoring Methods to Assess

Population Trends at Different Levels in developing common protocols for bat

surveillance across Europe;

5. Support the development of standardised survey forms for use in pan-European

bat surveillance and monitoring;

6. Support the development of appropriate data storage and analysis mechanisms

to facilitate the production of Europe-wide trends for bat species;

7. Encourage and assist with capacity building of bat workers and surveyors and,

where possible, volunteer networks in their country, to carry out bat surveillance

projects.

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EUROBATS.AC11.Record.Annex8

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8 – 10 May 2006

Draft Resolution No. 5.5

Amendment to Resolution 4.6: Guidelines for the Issue of Permits for the Capture and Study of Captured Wild Bats

The Meeting of Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of

European Bats (hereafter called “the Agreement”),

Recalling Resolution 4.6. adopted at MoP 4;

Noting a request for clarification of paragraph 8;

Noting also the last paragraph, which requests “the Advisory Committee to

continue to develop and, as appropriate, revise the attached ‘Notes for the guidance of

national authorities’ (Annex 9b) and ‘Recommended ring sizes for European bat

species’ (Annex 9c)”;

Agrees to the following amendments:

1. Paragraph 8 of the resolution should be replaced by ‘Licensing authorities should

develop a means of recommending equipment that is approved for the activities

carried out in 5 above, including the recommendation of suitable sources of

equipment and of the materials used for the equipment;

2. In the Annex 9b – Notes for the Guidance of national authorities, under ‘Ref.

para.5’ remove the section in brackets in line 1, which would then read ‘Approved

methods of capture include;

3. In Annex 9c – Recommended ring sizes for European bat species, remove ring

size 2.9 (closed internal diameter) from the recommendation for the middle-sized

horseshoe bats, Rhinolophus blasii, euryale and mehelyi.

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Request to Secretariat by Germany, France, Italy and UK to draft an additional budget estimate including further explanation,

to be included as an official preparatory document in the respective resolution, at least 90 days before the MOP.

The additional budget proposal should take into account the following options:

1) Provide a budget for four years on the basis that a MOP could be held every

four years. The revised budget should cover the period 2007 to 2010.

2) Hold the proposed Standing Committee meetings (to cover administration

matters) back to back with AC meetings every second year in Bonn (budget

line 3302), unless another country offers to host the meeting and covers the

full costs of the secretariat (travel, accommodation and conference facilities).

In the other years, an AC will only be held outside Bonn if a country volunteers

and is willing to cover the costs of the conference facilities. In the MOP year

there will be no standing Committee and AC meetings.

3) A minimum contribution per year for each Party should be set.

4) Do not increase staff by half a post (budget line 1303).

5) The reserve should not be bigger than 15% of the annual budget (bearing in

mind that 45,000 Euros will be taken from the reserve this year).

Additional information required:

1) What are the actual costs of holding an AC and MOP meeting to EUROBATS

and what does this cover?

2) What is the approximate reserve at the end of 2006?

3) What is the budget delivering in relation to the EUROBATS programme?

Produce a clearer explanation of how the secretariat delivers the aims of the

Agreement. Provide an additional document to supplement the estimated

budget.

4) The AC has agreed that an audit of the budget should take place in order to

provide information on the increase in staff costs and whether the Member

States were sufficiently informed of these changes during the last MOP.

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